A Very British Scandal
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. katezoe
    Apr 25, 2022
    10
    Claire Foy is beyond fabulous and totally demented. Truly scandalous story with amazing acting! Love the houses, fashion and everything about this show.
  2. hisavi
    Apr 22, 2022
    10
    A masterclass in the art of slow burn character drama. Foy and Bettany are riveting.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    May 3, 2022
    80
    An entertaining, beautifully filmed, and dynamically acted portrait.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Apr 25, 2022
    50
    [Bettany's] depiction of Ian's cruel frigidity is a match by Foy's sharpness, as she trades the distant stateliness she brought to "The Crown" for fumes of aristocratic entitlement. Together they duel with a restrained sadism that prevents the story from whirling into melodrama, even when his temper explodes. ... "A Very British Scandal" exists to illustrate the double standard society applies to men and women in measuring individual culpability, although the Argylls' tenacious rancor submerges that point too often.
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  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Apr 22, 2022
    80
    A Very British Scandal benefits from fine performances and a scandalous story that touches both on early feminism and salacious scandal.
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